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- 121: Character Analysis: Athena
- ... also shapeshift. That is, you could take the form of any object or person that you chose. Athena, the daughter of the most powerful god, Zeus has this ability. Of all the characters in the Odyssey, the most interesting to me is Athena. In my opinion, she guides the main characters of the Odyssey in the right direction. She kind of looks over their shoulders and serves as a guardian angel. Athena makes Telemachos go to Pylos and Sparta. Athena says, "My advice to you is this, if you ... completely the situation that he was about to encounter. After all, the goings on at his house were rather drastic. These are a few of the most obvious examples of Athena's role in the Odyssey. To me she is the caretaker of Odysseus and Telemachos. It is with her help that makes Odysseus seem so godlike. Who knows or could say what might have happened to Odysseus and his ...
- 122: Odysseus: Heroes
- ... A hero does something that effects a large number of people. A hero thinks more of others than he or she thinks of him or her self. The characters in the poem, "Women", and The Odyssey are both epic heroes. Odysseus is a strong and brave man, but I think he lacks one of the major characteristics of a hero. I think he thinks of himself more than of others. I ... heroes seem to be more realistic and do something that's great, but its not written up in every news paper in the country. Odysseus is a brave man that did great things. In The Odyssey he conquers a monster using smarts and strength. He also looks out for his crew mates. He is faithful to his wife, well, in his mind he is. He kills many men on his own ... of today and yesterday. I think the women are much greater heroes. And they are true, unlike Odysseus who is a fictional character. Both of these characters are great and brave and heroic, but The Odyssey is more likely to be put on Saturday morning cartoons than the "Women."
- 123: Homer 2
- ... but it may be another of the misunderstandings the world has on homer and the poems he composed. Homer, a greek poet (or Greek poets)who wrote two very famous poems. The Iliad and the Odyssey, were a major part of Greek history, espeshally for Ancient Greece. Modern scholars generally agree that they were written for an aristocratic audience by a single poet in Asia Minor before 700 B.C. Both ... Iliad is set in the final year of the Trojan War. Ittells of an episode in the trojen war, the wrath of Archilles and its tragic consequences, including the deaths of Patroclus and Hector. The Odyssey, beginning ten years after the fall of Troy, tells of Odysseus s wanderings on his way home to Ithaca, of his wife and son's plight, and of their reunion. The atmosphere of adventure and ... t know, once agien, if this is a fact. While living there it is believed by many that he made his living as a court singer and storyteller, such as Phemius and Demodocus in the Odyssey. According to legend, Homer was blind. There were many years, long centuries when Homer's works completely disappeared, and then were rediscovered. Thanks to the work of scribes of history, we still have these ...
- 124: Omeros
- ... tradition. Its numerous echoes of Homeric writing combined with the use of characters names from Homer s stories are clear evidence to the fact that there is a major parallel to Homer s Iliad and Odyssey. There is no debate in this obvious fact. Omeros and Derek Walcott s writing, however, are much more than a mere reproduction of classical Greek and Roman themes. Arguing this fact is an insult to ... powerful epic poem reaches greatness on many levels. It is a poem which expresses the Homeric tradition of a classic epic work. However, interpreting Omeros as simply a modern day version of the Iliad or Odyssey takes away from the greatness of this work. Not only does Walcott borrow and play off ideas and themes expressed by Homer, but he brings his own life experience into the story and makes it ...
- 125: Divine Comedy
- ... unqualified repentance and realization of the true goodness of things divine. The Sirens are familiar literary characters from Greek mythology; they are most recognized as one of the many perils Odysseus encounters in Homer's Odyssey. As Circe explains to Odysseus before he sets out for home, "You will come first of all to the Sirens, who are enchanters / of all mankind and whoever comes their way
/ They sit in their ... those souls, now in Heaven, who avoided traveling the path of the enticing but deadly Siren. Works Consulted Alighieri, Dante. The Portable Dante. Trans. Mark Musa. New York: Penguin Books USA Inc., 1995. Homer. The Odyssey of Homer. Trans. Richmond Lattimore. New York: Harper Perennial, 1991. Mazzotta, Giuseppe. Dante's Vision and the Circle of Knowledge. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993. Musa, Mark. Introduction. The Portable Dante. By Dante Alighieri. New ...
- 126: A Critical Appraisal of: Beowulf and Gilgamesh
- ... between Achilles and Patroclus. Gilgamesh is definitely the best known of all ancient Mesopotamian heroes. Numerous tales in the Akkadian language have been told about Gilgamesh, and the whole collection has been described as an odysseythe odyssey of a king who did not want to die. This is one of the major differences between the heroic characters. Beowulf, in order to achieve immortality through the tales of his bards, must perish in ...
- 127: Continental Drift
- ... life, tries to become something other than the sad normal man that his father was; that he endeavors to become a great man, is what brings these two stories together. As the men in The Odyssey look to Odysseus as the touchstone of masculinity, Bob Dubois looks to the men in his life in his attempt to become a good man. Bob wants to become a mythical male, "handsome, of course ... and Eddy, he is doomed never to become a great man. In the end, he is not even a good man. Bibliography Works Cited Banks, Russell. Continental Drift. New York: Harper Perennial, 1994. Homer. The Odyssey. Richmond Lattimore, Trans., Harper Perennial, 1999.
- 128: Adolescence Depicted In The Od
- Homer's The Odyssey introduces us to a wide variety of characters. Two of the younger characters in The Odyssey are Telemachos, the son of Odysseus, and Nausikaa, the daughter of King Alkinoos. Both Telemachos and Nausikaa are taken to be approximately of the same age, although the book is not specific about Nausikaa's ...
- 129: Odysseus Personal Qualities (f
- The Odyssey, by Homer, is about Odysseus, the king of Ithaca. Odysseus fights in the Trojan War and wins. He travels towards Ithaca but does not reach it because he is not in favor of Poseidon, god ... the innocent ones, and kill the corrupt ones. Odysseus intelligence with the Sirens, the Cyclops, and in his plan to kill the suitors, help him to survive and regain his family. In Homer s, The Odyssey, Odysseus personal qualities enable him to survive his adventures and return home to his family. One quality, bravery, is shown through his encounters with Circe, the dead souls, and Scylla. The quality of self-discipline ...
- 130: Dantes Divine Comedy Essay
- ... unqualified repentance and realization of the true goodness of things divine. The Sirens are familiar literary characters from Greek mythology; they are most recognized as one of the many perils Odysseus encounters in Homer's Odyssey. As Circe explains to Odysseus before he sets out for home, "You will come first of all to the Sirens, who are enchanters / of all mankind and whoever comes their way / They sit in their ... those souls, now in Heaven, who avoided traveling the path of the enticing but deadly Siren. Works Consulted Alighieri, Dante. The Portable Dante. Trans. Mark Musa. New York: Penguin Books USA Inc., 1995. Homer. The Odyssey of Homer. Trans. Richmond Lattimore. New York: Harper Perennial, 1991. Mazzotta, Giuseppe. Dante's Vision and the Circle of Knowledge. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993. Musa, Mark. Introduction. The Portable Dante. By Dante Alighieri. New ...
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